Let's face it. Not everyone is excited to go back to school, sit in a classroom and do what the teacher says. Luckily, in todays digital world you can find traditional in-person classes as well as online ones. That way, every student of the Luxembourgish language can choose what the most fitting method.

Learning a new language happens best through interaction with other people.

1. Human Contact

In a class, you directly interact with the teacher as well as with your classmates. The immersion is much higher than behind your screen and the numebr of distraction are much less.

2. Build new friendships

For the duration of a course, you see the same people during every class. Together you wait that the class starts, interact in the class and work together, and exit the class together. You might even share the bus back together. Those are important times that will allow you to have new contacts and maybe make new friends. Learning together is more motivating and more fun.

Online classes are more fitting in some cases:

1. Learn at your own pace

Most online course are video-based and allows you to follow the course at your own pace. You can repeat exercice and explanations as many times as necessary. Whether you are a slow or fast learner, you can work at your speed.

2. No location nor time constraints

Online classes can be done at any moment and at any time. No need to take a bus or drive a car, today, online classes can be watched on your mboile devices. Wherever you are, if you ahve some time, you can tune in and continue your lessons.

In-Person classes, despite offering a good learning experience, can be vary in quality and prize. There are a few points to consider before registering to a course:

1. Commitment

The number one reason, people quit a course is often due to low commitment. Being late or skipping a class can lower your motivation. Sometimes, you can't make it to a class due to factors out of your control. Unfortunatly, the class does not wait for you and you lose a week's progress.

2. Not the right teacher for you

Every teacher has their own teaching style. You might learn better with teacher A than with teacher B. In an in-person class, the teacher is assigned to your group and you often can't choose who that person will be.

3. Quality of the class

The other students in the class are as important as the teacher. How many students are there with you? Are the students motivated and energetic? Those factors can have a huge impact of how much you will learn and enjoy going to class.

4. Rush to register

When joining an in-person course, you have to regsiter in time in order to be able to choose the group and time-slot that fits you. With popular courses, people rush to register and more often than not, you will find yourself out of options.

As much as online classes are easy to access, they also have several disadvantages:

1. Less Human Contact

Interacting through an online platform with the teacher or other students often leads to more friction. Not everyone have their webcam open and this can add an even higher level of disconnect.

2. Drop rate

Even tough you can follow at your own pace, online classes have the highest drop rate among schools. The combination of a digital barrier and the ease to connect/disconnect leads to students dropping out very easily. With in-person classes, you have to show up on time.

Given how expensive certain language learning courses are, it is important for you to be able to get the most value out of them. We designed LetzLingo.lu to be a useful companion on your learning journey.

By using LetzLingo on a daily basis, you are getting the necessary exposure to Luxembourgish to create a bridge between your 2 classes. The worst thing when learning a new language is quitting. However, if you can do 10min of Luxembourg every day, the proability of dropping out of your course is much lower, even if you skip that one or two class.

Lastly, courses are often very rigid in their structure. It is not necessarily a bad thing, however you can accelerate your learning and confidence by allowing yourself to learn and use words or sentences form any level.

For most people, seriously learning Luxembourgish starts with a paid in-person or online course. Whcih option you choose is up to you. Both have their ups and downs.

In addition to courses, it is important to have other learning resources. From friends to talk to, books to study up to Luxembourgish podcasts to listen to or even gamified tools like LetzLingo, there are many ways to support you along the way.